Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Returns to National Mall

The statue, titled “Best Friends Forever,” was reinstalled after it was removed last week. An anonymous group of artists has taken credit for the work.

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How the Government Shutdown Could Affect Environmental Agencies

If a shutdown continues, it could interrupt the Environmental Protection Agency’s work and pull workers from maintaining national parks.

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Wildfire in Namibia Rips Through Etosha National Park

More than a third of Etosha National Park in Namibia has burned, threatening the rich biodiversity in a popular tourist attraction.

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Close National Parks if Government Shuts Down, Former Superintendents Plead

More than 35 former park superintendents wrote a letter to the Trump administration, saying the lands could be damaged under limited staffing.

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Bear Injures Hiker at Yellowstone National Park in Surprise Encounter

In a rare confrontation, a 29-year-old man suffered injuries to his chest and left arm, park officials said.

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National Parks to Remove Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes

The Trump administration ordered a Civil War-era war image removed from a National Park site in Georgia as it moves to promote what it considers a more positive view of American history.

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Trump’s Painful Cuts to National Parks

Readers discuss the damage to America’s parks. Also: Racial profiling in immigrant sweeps; the 9/11 memorial; phones in the classroom.

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In Yellowstone, Migratory Bison Reawaken a Landscape

A recent study hints at the potential benefits of restoring bison to an ecosystem.

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Wildfire Destroys Buildings in Gold Rush Town of Chinese Camp

Fires, likely sparked by lightning strikes that hit California early Tuesday, razed over 9,000 acres in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, officials said.

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Immigration Officials Conduct Operation at Wildfire Site in Washington State

Local firefighting officials provided few details about the incident at Olympic National Forest. Federal officials rarely enforce immigration laws at the site of an emergency.

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